Jim Goulart

Programming Notes: Sorry, for the first time this season, no audio at all for this Brevard series. We've been spoiled, small price to pay for fantastic coverage thus far. Dave, Andy and the crew return to the airwaves on Wednesday July 3rd. *** DVR Alert for tonight: Added to the original broadcast schedule, MyNewTV 32 in Green Bay will have Saturday's Wisconsin game - pre-game 6:00, game at 6:30.

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: LHP Chris Narveson at home vs. Oklahoma City (Astros), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Drew Gagnon at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:28 PM pre-game, 6:43 gametime Free Live Audio Link Alex Cohen is the play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. It appears four Southern League teams air their home games on MiLB.TV, and we'll let you know when those dates pop up on the schedule ********** Brevard County: RHP Damien Magnifico at Lakeland (Tigers), 5:00 PM gametime Sorry, for the first time this season, no audio at all for this series ********** Wisconsin: RHP Preston Gainey at home vs. Kane County (Cubs), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of four Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: 32 of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has seventeen games scheduled and WACY-TV My NEW32 plans to show fifteen games. We'll let you know when, but won't be providing day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check for proper channel and time planning (scroll to the bottom of this link). ********** Helena: 2013 4th round RHP Taylor Williams out of Kent State makes his first pro start (2nd appearance) at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:50 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Voice of the Helena Brewers Steve Wendt is back on board, and this year he's added Twitter to the mix @steve_wendt. We've been treated to Steve's work for many years now (ten!); he is among the very best at the art of the pre-game interview, especially considering how at ease he makes all these first-time professional ballplayers. MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Idaho Falls (July) and Grand Junction (August), those games will be available for viewing online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day

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Via the Brewers: Brewers promote catcher Robinzon Diaz to Nashville. Catcher Dayton Buller has been released. *** Good luck to Buller in the future. As for Robinzon-with-a-"Z", he's continued his hacktastic career pace with four walks in 174 AA at-bats this year. Huntsville apparently with an open roster sopt to work with now.

Looks like either good news or bad news for Hunter Morris... hard to imagine that he'd have been pulled at this point in a 2-2 game, if not for an injury or a pending promotion. Jeff Hem with the injury update.

On Brent Suter's Buehrle-like pace

Sometimes we fail to note moves involving the big league club in this thread (figuring you'll know via other sources/news), but to help the overworked pen, Tyler Thornburg is up, Caleb Gindl back to Nashville.

After just two three-inning each Maryvale appearances (no earned runs, no walks), soon-to-be 23-year-old 31st round RHP Tanner Poppe, out of the University of Kansas, escapes the heat and gets bumped to Helena's squad. *** RHP Harvey Martin, undrafted but the Division II Pitcher of the Year, has been promoted from Helena to Wisconsin, also after just two appearances. Here's a recent detailed feature article we linked to on Martin. Martin turns 24 in a couple of weeks, so we all look for a Mike Fiers-like ascent. Martin's tweet *** The Rattlers will need to make a move to free up a spot for Martin.

Updates via the Manatees: LHP Dan Meadows and RHP Santo Manzanillo transferred from Huntsville to Brevard County. OF Chadwin Stang and RHP Kevin Shackelford transferred from Brevard County to Huntsville. OF D'Vontrey Richardson transferred from AZL Brewers to Brevard County. *** The Manatees had an open roster spot, so they're back to a full 25 now. All seven of Richardson's Maryvale hits were singles (stats). 40-man roster RHP Santo Manzanillo (stats) only has one minor league option left, and would need to be in Milwaukee to stay by 2015. He's been going backwards for a while now, with the occasional blow-up outing. Meadows' new sidearm act takes a step back to Brevard. Shackelford is a 24-year-old out of Marshall (21st round, 2010 - converted from catcher in college), and is rewarded for solid, but not spectacular work here. Obviously a big day for him (and fellow 24-year-old Chadwin Stang), congratulations twice over. Chadwin's appreciative tweet

Final: @AZL Padres 3, AZL Brewers 1 AZL Brewers Box Score As noted earlier, 22nd round switch-hitting 5'9" OF Johnny Davis joined the squad. Davis is 23, but was only a freshman coming out of West Los Angeles Community College, so he probably has an intersting backstory about his days immediately out of high school (brief video of him hitting off a tee ). Davis singled in the 9th in second pro at-bat, congrats. Davis had one of the three A-Crew hits, all singles, but two came in the 9th as part of an ill-fated rally attempt. AZL Brewers Top of the 9th Defensive Substitution: Miguel Jimenez replaces first baseman Tommy Medica, batting 3rd, playing first base. Johnny Davis singles on a ground ball to third baseman Dustin Peterson. Eric Williams strikes out swinging. Joe Andrade singles on a fly ball to left fielder Mason Smith. Johnny Davis advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Mason Smith. Brandon Diaz called out on strikes. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Paul Eshleman replaces Luis Aviles. Paul Eshleman strikes out swinging. Crazy solid pitching throughout the system tonight only netted a 3-6 record in the minor league chain, too bad. Brewer batters drew five walks, including two by Tucker Neuhaus, but fanned 16 times. RHP Austin Ross' third rehab start post-Tommy John was his best to date, although still limited to two innings. Perhaps we'll see him bumped to either the Timber Rattlers or Manatees staff soon. AZL Brewers Game Log Big knock did the Brewers in fairly early -- AZL Padres Bottom of the 3rd Pitching Change: Joel Dicent replaces Austin Ross. Jake Bauers strikes out swinging. Jose Ruiz hit by pitch. Josh VanMeter grounds into a force out, shortstop Luis Aviles to second baseman Francisco Castillo. Jose Ruiz out at 2nd. Josh VanMeter to 1st. Franchy Cordero homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Josh VanMeter scores. Dustin Peterson grounds out, second baseman Francisco Castillo to pitcher Joel Dicent. Althogh Dicent did a decent job of extrication here -- AZL Padres Bottom of the 4th Tommy Medica grounds out, second baseman Francisco Castillo to first baseman David Denson. Malquiel Brito singles on a line drive to right fielder Eric Williams. Jose Urena walks. Malquiel Brito to 2nd. Mason Smith walks. Malquiel Brito to 3rd. Jose Urena to 2nd. Jake Bauers strikes out swinging. Jose Ruiz strikes out swinging.

Rattler Radio Blog - Postgame entry

Game One: VIDEO: Nashville's Hunter Morris doubles off Oklahoma City's Brett Oberholtzer in the RedHawks' 5-1 win Game Two: VIDEO: Hunter Morris triples off Oklahoma City's Jake Buchanan in the RedHawks' 6-3 win

Photo by PAUL RUHTER/Billings Gazette Staff Jalen Harris of Helena catches a ball at first base before Ty Washington of the Mustangs reaches Friday at Dehler Park. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/billingsgazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/4f/24fd70e0-d7ce-52b4-88d9-2700e1efce08/51ce78d85285c.preview-620.jpg

Helena pitchers shut down Mustangs, 3-0 By Mike Scherting, Billings Gazette If not for a four-batter stretch in the second inning, the Billings Mustangs and Helena Brewers might still be playing. Pitching ruled the night Friday in front of 3,924 fans at Dehler Park. All it took, though, to send the Mustangs to their third straight defeat was a momentary lapse from starter Amir Garrett that the Brewers used to run up a 3-0 victory. “Terrific pitching,” Mustangs manager Pat Kelly said. “Both sides.” The teams totaled just 11 hits in a game that lasted just 2 hours, 21 minutes. Helena’s Eduard Reyes (1-0), Brandon Moore and Sean Albury combined to give up just five hits, while Garrett (1-1), Layne Somsen and Robert Lewis-Walker gave up six for the Mustangs. It was a two-out rally in the second inning — when Helena got four straight hits — that paved the way for the Brewers’ fifth straight win. Nathan Orf had an RBI single and Omar Garcia drove in two with a double. Michael Ratterree got things going with a double after Garrett was forced to field two hard-hit comebackers to get the first two outs. “I don’t think that threw me off,” said Garrett, who was actually faced with a third comebacker in four batters when he couldn’t corral Jalen Harris’ single back up the box for the second hit of the inning. “I left a couple pitches up, I didn’t place them right. They were able to get a few hits in and put them in play. But besides that, I pitched pretty good. I bounced back from that one inning and threw three more shutout innings.” Unfortunately for Garrett and the Mustangs, the tandem of Reyes, Moore and Albury was even better. Reyes retired 12 straight at one point after giving up back-to-back one-out singles in the first, and Moore allowed just two base runners in three innings. Albury hit Gabriel Rosa and walked Phillip Ervin to start the bottom of the ninth, but the next three batters went down quietly as the Brewers moved a game-and-a-half ahead of second-place Billings in the North Division. “We just didn’t get much off Reyes and Moore,” Kelly said. “They really pounded the zone with their fastball and did a nice job. The first at-bat a lot of times with young hitters determines their whole night. Then they put a little more pressure on themselves. That’s part of the development process; put those at-bats away and go up with a clean slate.” Game rewind Like the Mustangs, the Brewers didn’t mount many threats. Following their three-run outburst in the second, Helena had multiple base runners just two more times. The best of those opportunities came in the seventh when 2012 first-round pick Clint Coulter doubled and Garrett Cooper followed with a walk off Somsen. But Jose Pena struck out and Taylor Brennan lined out to end the inning, and Lewis-Walker threw a 1-2-3 ninth. First-round pick Phillip Ervin had another two-hit night and was the only player in the game to have more than one hit. He singled in the first inning and tripled in the sixth, raising his average to .414. In the ninth, Ervin battled back from an 0-2 count to work a walk to give the Mustangs runners on first and second with none out. But Jonathan Reynoso fouled to the catcher on the first pitch he saw after Phillips’ walk, and Carlos Sanchez also fouled out, this time past third base, on the first pitch. Avain Rachal then lined to right to end the game. “I thought Reynoso got a good pitch to hit, he just popped it up,” Kelly said. “I thought Sanchez chased a ball up out of the zone. He’s usually more disciplined than that. You’ve got the pitcher in the hole, he’s the one in trouble, not you. Again, I think young hitters have to realize that.”

Stars fall despite Moye’s complete game Matthew Raines/ Huntsville Stars Birminghman, AL. – Looking to salvage their final game of the year in their rival’s home park, the Huntsville Stars did battle with the Birmingham Barons on Friday. In spite of pitcher Andy Moye’s excellent effort, the Stars came up short by a score of 2-1. The Barons managed to escape with the win through timely hitting and base running as well as a dominating performance by their pitching staff throughout much of the game. The Barons struck first in the bottom of the third when Cody Puckett homered to center, putting Birmingham up 1-0 through three innings. The Barons added to their lead in the sixth when Trayce Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Keenyn Walker who was on third by merit of a triple in the previous at-bat. This made the score 2-0 going into the seventh inning. The Stars got the bats going in the top half of the seventh when Mike Walker singled to right, bringing home Kentrail Davis, cutting the deficit in half going into the seventh inning stretch. Unfortunately for Huntsville, Barons relief pitcher Kevin Vance did not allow the Stars to score again, picking up his third save of the season and sending Huntsville to another heart breaking defeat. The Stars fall to 5-7 in one run games this season. Moye (3-9) took the loss, tossing a complete game, giving up seven hits and two runs. He struck out six while walking none. In four games against Birmingham this season, Moye has thrown twenty one innings, giving up four runs on sixteen hits and striking out sixteen while walking two. Michael Nix (1-1) got the win for the Barons, going six and two thirds innings, giving up four hits and one run. He struck out six and walked one. Vance pitched the final two and a third innings, giving up no hits and striking out three. Huntsville was led at the plate by Davis, who went one for two with two walks and a stolen base that lead to the only Stars run. Walker went one for four in the game with the lone RBI. Puckett led Birmingham at the plate, going two for three including the home run. Jared Mitchell also collected two hits, both of them being doubles. The Barons had six extra base hits on the night. With the loss, the Stars fall to 31-47 on the year, 2-8 in the second half. The Barons improve to 50-30, 6-4 in the second half. The teams will resume their rivalry for the final time this year when Huntsville welcomes Birmingham to Joe Davis Stadium on July 10th-14th. The Stars will next head home to start a five game series with the Chattanooga Lookouts on Saturday. First pitch is set for 6:43 CT.

CNN - Vegas 115˚, Phoenix 118˚ -- it gets worse Has a serious article been written in past years about the dangers these kids face in the Arizona League, the home plate umpires, etc.? Should they be playing at 8:00 AM or 10:00 PM local time instead? And what impact does it have on accurate player evaluation?

AUDIO: Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem joined Nashville Sports Talk Radio Thursday AM to talk Sounds baseball, including the call-ups of Johnny Hellweg and Sean Halton.

Photos by PAUL RUHTER/Billings Gazette Staff Dionis Hinojosa of the Helena Brewers is caught stealing second base by Ty Washington of the Mustangs during the third inning Thursday at Dehler Park http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/billingsgazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/83/48387645-0637-546c-afca-04532c95971d/51cd799a2314a.preview-620.jpg Humberto Valor of the Mustangs is pulled off second base as Dionis Hinojosa of Helana safely reaches base during play Thursday http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/billingsgazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/a0/0a0d16ff-a314-502f-a521-43d38e5bc0e7/51cd799ade2f5.preview-620.jpg And so concludes the Dionis Hinojosa photo portion of our program...

MillerParkProspects.com -- Minor League Mailbag: 6/28/13

Looks like Jed Bradley may be the latest to have his turn skipped in the Brewers' efforts to give occasional rest to arms. Was originally listed for the Manatee doubleheader Thursday, not listed tonight, we'll see...

Prospect Hot Sheet -- well, I asked in chat how Tyrone Taylor could be snubbed four weeks in a row as a 19-year-old with a .447/.515/.671 line for the month. Drew Gagnon's on the "not hot" list.

Video From Thursday: Nashville's Hiram Burgos strikes out the side by ringing up Jimmy Paredes to end the first in a 5-2 win over Oklahoma City That Nashville grass looks just pristine, regardless of the condition of the rest of the stadium.

Weather.com: Nashville, TN Birmingham, AL Clearwater, FL Clinton, IA Billings, MT Peoria, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris Division *** NOTE: To view first half or overall standings for Huntsville, Brevard County, and Wisconsin, you'll notice options at the respective links for that. Otherwise it's second-half standings as the default view for those three leagues.

Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times. New this season: Brevard County has media notes; it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here. Also new this season: Helena has media notes; it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.